University of Washington Memorial Site: Notable Deaths & Obituaries

The University of Washington is the largest university in the Northwest with 500 buildings spread over three campuses and 20 million square feet of space. It is the largest recipient of federal research funding for public universities, has a highly ranked medical school and boasts astronauts, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners and Medal of Honor recipients among its alumni. This memorial site was created to remember all who helped shape – and were shaped by – the University of Washington.

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University of Washington Legacies: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Patrick LaBelle

Fr. Patrick Leo James LaBelle Patrick Leo LaBelle, O.P., A.F.S.C., D.Min., D.D. died on December 11, 2017 at CareMeridian in Fairfax, California surrounded by loved ones. Leo was born to Emmett & Alice (Boyle) LaBelle on July 1, 1939. A proud Roman Catholic his whole life and a native of Vallejo, California, he graduated from St. Vincent Ferrer Grammar and High Schools before studying at St. Mary's College of California in Moraga. He entered the Order of Preachers (Dominicans, Western...